February 11, 2015, 9:31AM

The White House is honoring five federal agents for rescuing a boy who was held in an underground bunker in southeast Alabama two years ago. Members of the FBI's hostage rescue team are among the law officers receiving medals of valor Wednesday in a ceremony with Vice President Joe Biden. An armed man boarded a school bus in Midland... Full story »

January 24, 2014, 4:38PM

The older brother of Ethan, the boy held in an underground bunker in Midland City, said not only the local community but the entire nation came together during the six-day ordeal nearly a year ago. Full story »

September 26, 2013, 11:45PM

In a letter in July to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., the FBI revealed it had used drones 10 times since 2006 for surveillance in kidnappings, search and rescue missions, and drug and fugitive investigations. Among them was last winter's standoff between authorities and Jimmy Lee Dykes, who was shot to death after holding a 5-year-old boy hostage in an underground bunker in Alabama, the letter said. Full story »

September 26, 2013, 9:56AM

The Bomb and Explosives Unit was one of the first explosive handling teams to arrive on the scene after police learned that Jimmy Lee Dykes had kidnapped 5-year-old Ethan from his school bus and was holding him in an underground bunker, the Dothan Police Department released. Full story »

July 26, 2013, 12:36PM

The FBI said in a letter released Thursday that it used drones 10 times over U.S. soil, including during the nearly seven day standoff with hostage-taker Jimmy Lee Dykes in his Midland City, Ala. bunker. Full story »

June 01, 2013, 11:21AM

MIDLAND CITY, Alabama -- Photos released by the FBI from inside the bunker where Jimmy Lee Dykes held 5 year old Ethan during the 6 day stand off in Midland City Alabama. The images inside the bunker as Dale County Sheriff's Deputies, Special Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Alabama Bureau of Investigation process the crime scene... Full story »

May 31, 2013, 10:39AM

MIDLAND CITY, Alabama -- "I need two boys six to eight years old," Jimmy Lee Dykes barked moments before shooting bus driver Charles Poland. "Six to eight years old. I mean it. Right now! Right now!" In an set of exclusive audio tapes aired today by ABC News, Poland calmly stood his ground. "Sorry, you're going to have to... Full story »

May 10, 2013, 7:54AM

The Federal Bureau of Investigation agents that led efforts to rescue a 5-year-old Midland City boy after he was kidnapped from a school bus and held hostage by an armed killer are among the 31 finalists for one of the highest honors given to civilian federal employees. Full story »

April 06, 2013, 11:27AM

The church had plenty of room to set up a command post. It was at the intersection of the rural road and U.S. 231, only a few hundred yards from the bunker where Jimmy Lee Dykes was holding 5-year-old Ethan Gilman. Full story »

March 14, 2013, 2:19PM

The Alabama State Board of Education posthumously honored the "bravery and heroism" of a Dale County school bus driver who gave his life to protect children when a gunman forced his way aboard and abducted a five-year-old child. Full story »

March 06, 2013, 9:53AM

Dale County Sheriff Wally Olson spoke about the seven-day hostage situation where then 5-year-old Ethan was taken from his school bus and the bus driver shot and killed at the regular meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Dothan on Tuesday, according to a Dothan Eagle report. Full story »

February 21, 2013, 1:01PM

Some of the money raised during a brief online campaign is going to give the child and his rural family a dream trip to Disney World, organizers say. But thousands more in contributions are being placed into accounts overseen by a lawyer in cooperation with a guardian. Full story »

February 14, 2013, 4:58PM

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby honored Charles “Chuck” Albert Poland Jr., the Dale County bus driver who was killed on Jan. 29, this week by entering into the Congressional Record a tribute to his heroic actions and sacrifice. Full story »

February 13, 2013, 5:11PM

More than $6,000 was donated to Ethan through those cards, mostly birthday cards since Ethan’s celebrated his sixth birthday on Feb. 6, two days after he was freed from an underground bunker where he was held for seven days by Jimmy Lee Dykes. Full story »